February 11, 2010 12:00 am

The top stories in the nation's press for February 11, 2010. Read More

Lower Unemployment Rate but Blacks Still Far Behind

February 06, 2010 12:00 am

The January jobs report reveals again crisis of Black unemployment. Read More

February 02, 2010 12:00 am

President presents his FY 2011 budget. Read More

February 01, 2010 12:00 am

The top stories in the nation's press for February 1, 2010. Read More

January 28, 2010 12:00 am

A confident and defiant Barack Obama addressed the State of the Union. Read More

January 28, 2010 12:00 am

The official White House transcript of the State of the Union address. Read More

January 27, 2010 12:00 am

Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell (VA) responds to State of the Union address. Read More

January 27, 2010 12:00 am

President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union address. Read More

January 15, 2010 12:00 am

The CEO of the National Urban League has released a statement on Haiti. Read More

January 13, 2010 12:00 am

We will continually update this page with information regarding relief and news coverage from around the world. Read More

Recession is devastating the Black community

January 11, 2010 12:00 am

Latest jobs report confirms the worst for Black workers in this recession. Read More

Democrats struggle to define values

December 14, 2009 12:00 am

The GOP is not alone in trying to determine who and what it represents. Read More

Will Blacks come away empty handed?

November 23, 2009 12:00 am

The question of a "public option" is critical to Black wellness. Read More

Highest Unemployment Rate since 1983

November 06, 2009 12:00 am

October jobless numbers paints bleak picture for Black Americans. Read More

NYC, Atlanta and Detroit vote for mayor

November 04, 2009 12:00 am

Republicans score major victories in New Jersey and Virginia. Read More

Senate leader says op-out should be included

October 27, 2009 12:00 am

Senator Harry Reid pushes public option but says opt-out is necessary. Read More

Rep. Danny Davis sponsors Summit

October 23, 2009 12:00 am

Capitol Hill event to focus on Black fathers and healthy families. Read More

President Missing in Action

October 20, 2009 12:00 am

President has virtually abandoned Democratic mayoral candidate. Read More

October 09, 2009 12:00 am

The Nobel Committee repudiates the "Bush Doctrine." Read More

Reaction to Chicago incident already more of the same

October 07, 2009 12:00 am

It's time to throw out the playbook on urban violence and start anew. Read More

BLS data shows how poorly Blacks have fared in recession

October 02, 2009 12:00 am

Newly released September BLS data bears little good news for Blacks. Read More

A frank conversation about health care, President Obama, and New York politics

September 28, 2009 11:46 am

NorthStarNews.com caught up with Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) at the 39th Annual Legislative Conference of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. Watch Video

President & CEO, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

September 26, 2009 7:40 pm

NorthStarNews.com Executive Editor Walter Fields sits down for a conversation with Dr. Elsie Scott, President/CEO of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. Watch Video

Congressional Black Caucus

September 25, 2009 11:06 am

NorthStarNews.com executive editor Walter Fields reports from the 39th Annual Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Conference. Watch Video

Discusses HIV/AIDS and Health Care Reform

September 24, 2009 4:33 pm

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) opens a discussion on the challenges of HIV/AIDS in Black America at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Annual Legislative Conference. Watch Video

Poverty Summit leads way for 2009 Annual Legislative Conference

September 22, 2009 12:00 am

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's annual conference begins tomorrow. Read More

Members go on record to condemn “You Lie” outburst

September 16, 2009 12:00 am

Voting along party lines, the House reprimands Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC). Read More

September 10, 2009 12:00 am

The text of President Obama's speech on health care reform. Read More

September 09, 2009 7:34 pm

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus, the National Urban League, and the NAACP hold a press conference on healthcare reform. Watch Video

September 08, 2009 12:00 am

Text of the President's speech at Wakefield High School in Arlington, VA. Read More

August employment stats improve but Blacks face uphill climb

September 04, 2009 11:00 am

Despite some positive trend data, the picture has not brightened for Black Americans in the labor force. Throughout the country, and most noticeably in the nation’s cities, Blacks have been hit hard by the historic recession that has decimated several industries, auto manufacturing among the worse, where Blacks had made inroads into higher-wage jobs. Read More

Signs historic executive order mandating participation

September 01, 2009 12:00 am

New Jersey's governor seeks greater minority access to stimulus dollars. Read More

New network of hate surfaces across nation

August 25, 2009 12:00 am

A new report by the Southern Poverty Law Center indicates that the militia movement that spawned the likes of McVeigh and Nichols now exists in the form of a thriving “patriot” movement. This next generation of hate incorporates elements of the militias, gun advocates, “nativists” opposed to immigration, tax protesters, and “birthers,” who have questioned the place of birth and citizenship of President Obama. Read More

Gubernatorial races first tests for President

August 12, 2009 12:00 am

Two state races may shape Democrat’s first term in the White House. Read More

Have Blacks come to accept being unemployed?

August 11, 2009 12:00 am

Long-term impact of joblessness being ignored in current crisis. Read More

Faction is irrational about President’s place of birth

August 06, 2009 12:00 am

Desperate for any reason to oppose the President, "birthers" have hit new low. Read More

Race, class, generational divide drive conflict

July 27, 2009 12:00 am

Race, class and a generation gap helped fuel confrontation in Cambridge. Read More

July 24, 2009 12:00 am

The top stories in the nation's press for July 24, 2009. Read More

President seeks to re-gain control of the debate

July 23, 2009 12:00 am

With the public showing fatigue, President goes on offense. Read More

July 22, 2009 12:00 am

The top stories in the nation's press for July 22, 2009. Read More

July 17, 2009 12:00 am

The top stories in the nation's press for July 17, 2009. Read More

By looking back, group can make forward progress

July 15, 2009 12:00 am

The NAACP needs to find lessons in past successes. Read More

President Obama Selects Xavier Graduate

July 14, 2009 12:00 am

Dr. Regina Benjamin is appointed Surgeon General by President Obama. Read More

Long awaited vision for cities unveiled

July 14, 2009 12:00 am

The White House convenes meeting on urban issues. Read More

July 11, 2009 7:00 pm

President Obama's weekly address for July 11, 2009. Watch Video

July 03, 2009 8:00 am

Our annual tradition of publishing Frederick Douglass' historic speech. Read More

Sets New Direction on Hiring Practices

June 30, 2009 8:30 am

Supreme Court sides with white firefighters in New Haven case. Read More

Energy Independence

June 27, 2009 9:02 am

President Obama's weekly address for June 27, 2009. Watch Video

Michael Jackson, 1958-2009

June 26, 2009 8:06 am

Michael Jackson dies of apparent cardiac arrest at age 50. Read More

October event to celebrate first Black Republic

June 23, 2009 12:00 pm

The Haiti Support Project has set the date for its Pilgrimage. Read More

National Initiative Celebrates Black Fatherhood

June 22, 2009 12:00 am

Journalist Ed Gordon hosts father-daughter dance to celebrate fatherhood. Read More

June 20, 2009

June 20, 2009 9:51 am

President Obama delivers his weekly address for June 20, 2009. Watch Video

Senate resolution another step toward reconciliation

June 19, 2009 12:00 am

The United States Senate has issued an apology for slavery. Now what? Read More

Black legislator blindsided by two renegade Democrats

June 10, 2009 12:00 am

The first Black to lead the New York State Senate is ousted in a coup. Read More

Cairo speech marks a new approach to Islamic community

June 08, 2009 12:00 am

Speech to Islamic community is new ground for an American President. Read More

Looking to make history in Deep South

June 08, 2009 12:00 am

Congressman seeks to become the first Black governor of Alabama. Read More

Black Unemployment on the Rise

June 05, 2009 11:00 am

Black workers are becoming collateral damage in this recession. Read More

Right could bring down party over Sotomayor

June 01, 2009 12:00 am

Attack on Supreme Court nominee likely to backfire on Republicans. Read More

Will his doomsday persona rule over GOP?

May 26, 2009 8:30 am

Former Vice President is using fear as a party building exercise. Read More

PA and NY Members to Co-Chair 2009 Event

May 14, 2009 7:00 am

Rep. Yvette Clarke and Rep. Chaka Fattah to lead 2009 annual conference. Read More

Historic recession plummels Blacks

May 08, 2009 9:30 am

While overall jobs losses slowed in April, Blacks were hit the hardest. Read More

Ex-Hoop Star Takes Special Election

May 06, 2009 12:00 am

NBA legend Dave Bing scores a victory in special mayoral election. Read More

Can Motor City make a comeback?

May 05, 2009 12:00 am

It no longer has Motown, and automakers are failing; Detroit is in trouble. Read More

Hurricane Katrina Freshman Graduate from Xavier Univ.

May 01, 2009 7:00 am

Seniors at historically Black Xavier University triumph over Katrina. Read More

Holds Town Hall Meeting on Campus Readiness

May 01, 2009 6:30 am

Maryland college reacts to news of flu detection in state. Read More

Sends letter to President Obama

April 28, 2009 9:00 am

Nation's oldest Black fraternity calls on Obama to focus on men and boys. Read More

William Spriggs named Assistant Secretary for Policy

April 22, 2009 12:00 am

Howard University Economics Department chair picked by Obama. Read More

Major Leagues Losing Robinson Legacy

April 20, 2009 12:00 am

Last week Major League baseball celebrated former Brooklyn Dodger great Jackie Robinson’s breaking the color barrier. Read More

Smithsonian Institution’s African American Museum

April 15, 2009 10:00 am

National Museum of African American History and Culture design unveiled. Read More

April 12, 2009 8:30 am

President Obama's Weekly Address for April 11, 2009. Watch Video

Congress viewed less favorably

April 07, 2009 12:30 pm

For some time now the question on many minds inside the Beltway has been when will President Obama’s honeymoon period will be over? Read More

Economy sheds 663,000 jobs

April 03, 2009 10:00 am

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its Employment Situation Summary for March that shows the nation lost 663,000 jobs during the month. Read More

Black auto workers possible casualties

March 31, 2009 12:00 am

Facing continued criticism over the federal government’s bailout of troubled financial firms and automobile manufacturers, President Barack Obama lowered the boom on an iconic company of the nation’s industrial age – General Motors. Read More

National Museum Highlights Movement

March 30, 2009 1:00 am

The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) this morning kicked off a two day symposium, “1968 and Beyond: A symposium on the Impact of the Black Power Movement on America,” today at the National Portrait Gallery. Read More

State High Court Orders Slate Clean

March 27, 2009 10:00 am

In reaction to an incident that has sent shock waves through the nation’s criminal justice community, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ordered the records expunged of hundreds of youth who were sent to privately run detention centers by two judges who received kickbacks for their sentencing the teenagers. Read More

Report offers sweeping view of Blacks’ status in U.S.

March 26, 2009 10:00 am

The National Urban League released its “State of Black America,” report yesterday at a news conference led by CEO Marc Morial at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Read More

1915-2009

March 26, 2009 6:00 am

Dr. John Hope Franklin, a “scholar’s scholar,” and social activist has died. Read More

Expresses anger over business practices but urges patience

March 25, 2009 9:00 am

In a prime time news conference last night President Barack Obama expressed again his disappointment with the payment of bonuses to executives at embattled insurer American International Group (A.I.G.) but also urged the American public to be patient as his recovery plan is implemented. Read More

After Obama, what Black Pol is Prez Material?

March 23, 2009 6:30 am

Though he is just two months in office, Barack Obama’s election raises some interesting questions concerning the future of American politics in the post-Obama era. Read More

Hold his own with Leno on famous set

March 20, 2009 7:00 am

Last night was another bit of presidential history for a President who seems to have taken up history making as a hobby. Read More

Bonuses Draw Fire on Hill

March 18, 2009 6:00 am

Every good scandal needs a villain and in this economic downturn American International Group (A.I.G.) fits the bill. Read More

National African American History Museum to host 2-Day Event

March 18, 2009 12:00 am

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) has announced a two-day conference that will examine the black power movement of the 1960’s. Read More

First takes shot at AIG over bonuses

March 17, 2009 6:30 am

President Barack Obama announced his plan to support the nation’s small businesses yesterday during a news conference in the East Room of the White House. Read More

Calls Chris Brown Incident Teaching Moment

March 17, 2009 6:15 am

Ed Gordon calls out fathers to take a stand on domestic violence. Read More

Black Caucus Addresses Foreclosure Crisis

March 16, 2009 5:30 am

The Congressional Black Caucus to address foreclosure crisis. Read More

GOP chair again angers party’s right wing

March 13, 2009 12:00 am

It seems like Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele has developed a bad case of “foot in mouth” disease. Read More

BLS data shows states hit the hardest by downturn

March 12, 2009 12:00 pm

Tornadoes are notorious for blanketing an area and striking structures in an erratic fashion, hitting some buildings and missing others. Read More

Merit Pay, Career Training among priorities

March 11, 2009 12:00 pm

President Barack Obama addressed the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce yesterday at the Washington Marriott Metro Center, and used the speech to outline his education agenda. Read More

Limits Use of Race in Non-Majority Districts

March 10, 2009 12:00 pm

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 yesterday in a key case, Bartlett v. Strickland, in which they rejected the application of the Voting Rights Act in districts in which minorities make up at least half of the voting age population. Read More

New numbers pose challenge to Obama’s recovery plan

March 06, 2009 10:45 am

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly Employment Situation Summary report for February and the news is grim. Read More

Administration seeks to stop foreclosures

March 05, 2009 12:00 pm

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner released details of the Obama administration’s housing rescue plan yesterday and markets responded favorably to the news. Read More

February 28, 2009 7:51 pm

President Obama's Weekly Address for February 28, 2009. Watch Video

Dramatic Policy Shift in Priorities

February 27, 2009 12:00 pm

It has been quite a week for President Barack Obama. He delivered a well-received major address to a joint session of Congress, saw his public approval ratings jump, hosted music legend Stevie Wonder at the White House for a PBS special, and yesterday released his first budget. Read More

Former NBA great shooting for City Hall

February 26, 2009 11:00 am

We have seen it in the past with several former white professional athletes, who, after calling it a career, transition to the world of politics. Read More

Obama wears presidency well in first major speech

February 26, 2009 12:00 am

I have been addicted to politics since childhood so I grew up watching our Presidents deliver “State of the Union” speeches on the old family black and white television going back to the days of Lyndon Johnson. Read More

President affirms leadership in crisis

February 25, 2009 12:30 pm

“We will rebuild, we will recover, and the United States of America will emerge stronger than before.” With those words President Barack Hussein Obama, the nation’s 44th commander-in-chief and the first Black to occupy the Oval Office, declared his resolve to lead the United States out of a devastating recession and down the road to recovery and prosperity. Read More

Transcript of President Obama's Speech

February 25, 2009 12:00 pm

President Obama's remarks to a joint session of Congress delivered February 24, 2009. Read More

City leaders gain renewed focus in crisis

February 24, 2009 12:15 pm

You could call this the best of times and the worst of times for the nation’s Black mayors. Read More

Southern Govs Reject Stimulus $$

February 23, 2009 7:00 am

It appears that several, mostly southern Republican governors have decided to reject some of the federal funds targeted for their state out of the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,” (ARRA) recently signed by President Barack Obama. Read More

Seeks to help 5M Homeowners

February 19, 2009 9:30 am

President Barack Obama unveiled his plan to help the nation’s homeowners in a speech he delivered at Dobson High School in Mesa, Arizona. Read More

Atlanta college struggling to stay open

February 19, 2009 12:00 am

The news was unsettling. One of our nation’s historically Black colleges was facing a possible shutoff of its water on campus due to an overdue bill. Read More

February 18, 2009 6:40 am

President Barack Obama traveled with Vice President Joe Biden to Denver, Colorado to sign the $787 billion economic recovery legislation that has taken up most of Mr. Obama’s time during his first month in office. Read More

May have lied under oath

February 18, 2009 6:30 am

It seems as though former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is the “gift that keeps on giving” as the man he appointed to replace Barack Obama in the Senate now appears to be sinking faster than a rock in Lake Michigan. Read More

GM and Chrysler line up at the pump

February 18, 2009 12:00 am

March was tagged as a critical month in the nation’s economic recovery because General Motors and Chrysler were due to report back on their finances after receipt of federal funds from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). Read More

Says appointment was not “good fit”

February 13, 2009 12:05 pm

In the midst of the last minute alterations to the economic stimulus package, Senator Judd Gregg withdrew his name from consideration for the position of Commerce Secretary. Read More

Race is on once stimulus money flows

February 13, 2009 12:00 pm

Now that Congress has come to terms on the parameters of the $789 billion economic recovery package, and President Obama is poised to sign the massive legislation, all eyes will shift to the outflow of federal dollars down into states to fulfill the goals detailed in the bill. Read More

Concerns of Black Caucus Unaddressed

February 12, 2009 12:00 pm

The Democrats control the White House. They have control of the House of Representatives. However, they are a slim majority in the Senate. In the end, three Republican Senators – the “Three Amigos” – determined the fate of President Obama’s economic recovery package. Read More

Market closes down; investors not happy

February 11, 2009 12:05 pm

While President Bush stumped for his economic recovery package before an audience in Fort Myers, Florida, where he was introduced by Republican Governor Charlie Crist, the Senate was voting on the “compromise” bill crafted by Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME). Read More

Community will feel these cuts

February 11, 2009 12:00 am

The Senate version of the stimulus bill cuts valuable programs that would provide some relief to the Black community in a number of critical areas. Read More

Hits the Road; Addresses Press Corps

February 10, 2009 8:55 am

As the debate on the massive economic stimulus legislation heats up and the bill nears a final vote, President Barack Obama took to the road to make his pitch for the bill to the American public in a town hall meeting in Elkhart, Indiana. Read More

William T. Coleman

February 10, 2009 12:00 am

There was a time when one name symbolized the historic legacy of the Republican Party’s connection to Black Americans – William T. Coleman. Read More

Black Family Life in the United States

February 09, 2009 12:00 am

The Census Bureau snapshot of family life among Black Americans. Read More

Reacts to Stimulus Bill Cuts

February 07, 2009 12:00 am

Gov. Jon Corzine addresses civic association in New Jersey. Read More

February 07, 2009 12:00 am

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Black Unemployment Hits 12.6%

February 06, 2009 9:55 am

If President Barack Obama needed any more ammunition to argue for his economic recovery package, he received it with this morning’s Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation Summary report for January. Read More

How we earn

February 06, 2009 12:00 am

The U.S. Census Bureau's snapshot of how Blacks earn in the U.S. Read More

Firms Seeking Aid Must Limit Exec Pay

February 05, 2009 12:00 am

Just days after going on a mini-tirade over bonuses Wall Street executives received for 2008 at the same time they were seeking government aid, President Barack Obama announced a cap on executive compensation for firms receiving federal support from the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP). Read More

Robert C. Weaver

February 04, 2009 12:00 am

Robert C. Weaver was the first Black on a President's Cabinet, appointed to serve as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966. Read More

How we learn

February 04, 2009 12:00 am

U.S. Census Bureau's snapshot of Black educational achievement. Read More

Where we live

February 03, 2009 12:00 am

The U.S. Census Bureau offers a profile of the Black population. Read More

Eric Holder Confirmed as AG

February 03, 2009 12:00 am

After several weeks on and off the hot seat, Eric Holder was confirmed by the Senate last night to be the next Attorney General in a 75-21 vote; with all votes against Holder cast by Republicans. Read More

Returning To Our Roots

February 02, 2009 12:20 pm

Walter Fields, Executive Editor, explains our new name. Watch Video

Party's Recent Past Betrays History

February 02, 2009 12:00 pm

The first Black to serve in the Executive Office of the President of the United States was E. Frederick Morrow, a Republican appointed by a Republican President, Dwight D. Eisenhower. Read More

First Black to lead Republican Party

February 02, 2009 12:00 am

After weeks of drama, the Republican Party has made its choice for party chairperson and they have selected Michael Steele, the former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland. Read More

Good News and Bad News

January 31, 2009 1:09 pm

President Obama's Weekly Address for January 31, 2009. Watch Video

More workers affected by mass actions

January 30, 2009 12:00 am

This week a number of major U.S. companies have announced layoffs, from Starbucks to Home Depot, with the home building and repair retailer also announcing that it will close its upscale Expo Design Centers. Read More

Senate prepares to take up issue next week

January 29, 2009 12:00 am

In the first legislative victory of the Obama administration, Democrats in the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,” in a 244-118 vote, with 11 Democrats joining Republicans in voting against the measure. Read More

Tries to sway Congressional Republicans on Stimulus

January 28, 2009 12:00 am

In a sign of growing resistance among Republican lawmakers to his economic recovery plan, President Barack Obama trekked up to Capitol Hill to meet with the minority party in the House and Senate to try to gain their support. Read More

Obama’s job gets harder by the day

January 27, 2009 12:05 pm

As President Obama heads up to Capitol Hill to try to convince Republicans to support the massive $825 billion economic recovery package, the nation’s economy is shedding jobs at a rapid pace. Read More

Clock is ticking to get bill passed

January 26, 2009 12:00 am

This week Congress will continue to wrestle with the $825 billion economic recovery legislation that President Barack Obama is insisting is a priority for his administration. Read More

Focus is on Economic Recovery Package

January 25, 2009 12:05 pm

Continuing a tradition of the modern presidency, President Barack Obama delivered his first weekly address and in keeping with his technology-focused campaign used video to reach the American public. Read More

January 25, 2009 11:51 am

Video of President Barack Obama's weekly address for January 24, 2009. Watch Video

Senate takes up massive bill

January 23, 2009 12:00 am

The House of Representatives spent most of yesterday marking up the huge economic recovery package, officially titled “The American Economic Recovery Act of 2009,” as debate continued over specific elements in the $850 billion legislative package. Read More

The 44th President of the United States

January 21, 2009 12:00 am

I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. Read More

Nation Witnesses History

January 20, 2009 12:00 am

At approximately 12:04 EST Barack Hussein Obama took the oath of office from United States Chief of Justice John Roberts and made history; becoming the first Black American to be elected President and the nation’s 44th commander-in-chief. Read More

Rev. Sharpton Assembles Diverse Panel on MLK Day

January 19, 2009 12:00 am

As the nation celebrated the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday, and prepared for the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States, Reverend Al Sharpton, President of the National Action Network, brought together an unlikely coalition of national figures to call for a new movement to improve the lives of children. Read More

Rendezvous with Destiny

January 18, 2009 12:00 am

The NorthStar Report news team will be on the ground in the nation’s capital for the events and activities celebrating the historic inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States. Read More

Tumultuous Presidency in Final Days

January 16, 2009 12:00 pm

Addressing the nation, President George W. Bush, the nation’s 43rd commander-in-chief, bid farewell on Thursday night before a live audience in the White House. Read More

Legislation meant to get economy on track

January 16, 2009 12:00 am

After weeks of speculation, some of it calculated with insider knowledge but most with amateur guess work, the House Democrats have released the draft of the much anticipated economic recovery package. Read More

Fills Obama Vacancy; Becomes Chamber’s Sole Black Member

January 16, 2009 12:00 am

What a difference a week makes on Capitol Hill. One week ago Roland W. Burris arrived in the nation’s capital literally on the outside looking in; the supposedly tainted appointee of a disgraced governor. Read More

Bush years erodes culture of neutrality

January 15, 2009 12:00 am

One of the casualties of the Bush administration has been the culture of neutrality that has been the hallmark of the professional staff at the Department of Justice (DOJ). Read More

January 13, 2009 12:00 am

On his website, President-elect Obama offers us a “seat at the table,” which is the equivalent of citizens offering policy prescriptions to his administration. Read More

Lays out economic recovery package

January 12, 2009 12:00 am

In the aftermath of last Friday’s dismal December 2008 unemployment report President-elect Barack Obama used his weekly radio address to reiterate his call for Congress to pass his economic recovery plan. Read More

Monthly figures only reveal part of the problem

January 11, 2009 12:00 am

For the second consecutive month the nation’s economy shed half a million jobs. December’s unemployment numbers, released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, were a fresh reminder of the depths of the current recession and the impact it is having upon millions of Americans across occupations. Read More

December’s Jobless Numbers raises the Stakes

January 09, 2009 12:00 am

It was clear that the holiday shopping season would go down as one of the worst in memory weeks before Christmas. As retailers suffered dismal sales there was speculation that December’s jobless numbers would reflect the economy’s downward spiral and mirror the dramatic losses that occurred in November. Read More

Bush welcomes Obama to Elite Fraternity

January 08, 2009 12:00 am

In the “photo op of all photo ops” President George W. Bush joined with former President George H. Bush, former President Jimmy Carter and former President Bill Clinton to welcome President-elect Barack Obama to the elite fraternity of United States Presidents. Read More

Burris turned away by Senate clerk

January 07, 2009 12:00 am

In a scene reminiscent of a 1950’s western, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate designee Roland Burris, squared off and neither moved fundamentally away from their positions. Read More

Lee from California takes helm

January 07, 2009 12:00 am

As the 111th Congress was officially sworn-in yesterday, the members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) participated in a traditional ceremonial program to mark the new session. Read More

Democrats run risk of reviving Dixiecrat era image

January 06, 2009 12:00 am

Today the 111th Congress convenes and the lingering question is whether Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will make good on his threat to block Roland W. Burris from being sworn-in as the replacement for Barack Obama representing the state of Illinois. Read More

Hits rough patch heading toward inauguration

January 05, 2009 12:00 am

Governor Bill Richardson has withdrawn his name from consideration for Secretary of Commerce due to an ongoing investigation into political contributions he received from a major donor with state contracts in New Mexico. Read More

Defies Senate Leadership

December 31, 2008 12:00 am

In a bold and defiant move, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich named former state Attorney General Roland W. Burris the replacement for President-elect Barack Obama in the United States Senate. Read More

Recovery package seeks to target young adults

December 29, 2008 12:00 am

In the midst of the current recession and reports of layoffs and corporate bankruptcies, little attention has been given the plight of unemployed young adults. Read More

Sign of rising anxiety over economy

December 22, 2008 12:00 am

A month away from becoming the nation’s 44th President and the first Black American to serve in the White House, Barack Obama raised the stakes of his economic recovery package, increasing the goal for job creation from 2.5 to 3 million over two years. Read More

May still be too late to save Chrysler

December 19, 2008 12:00 am

Just three weeks ago U.S. auto executives came to Washington begging for financial assistance for the industry and were met with skepticism and derision. Read More

Nation’s newspapers are fading into oblivion

December 18, 2008 12:00 am

While the nation has been gripped by the ongoing melodrama over the survival of the automobile industry, another industry is shedding companies and employees at a dizzying pace. Read More

One Way or Another, You Will Pay

December 14, 2008 12:00 am

What’s wrong with this picture? Wall Street firms engage in high-risk investments, the bottom falls out of the market and investment banks and stock brokerage firms end up in Washington, D.C. seeking a check. Read More

Black elected officials too are robbing the public blind

December 12, 2008 12:00 am

It must have been some sight - Federal agents approaching a house, in the dark, on a cold Chicago morning, preparing to arrest the governor of Illinois and charge him in a sweeping criminal complaint. Read More

Feds allege widespread corruption

December 10, 2008 12:30 pm

Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois and his chief of staff, John Harris, were arrested in their homes Tuesday morning, the subject of a sweeping federal criminal complaint alleging that “pay to play” was the cost of doing business under the governor’s administration. Read More

Detroit to get lifeline

December 09, 2008 12:00 am

Just one week after being tarred and feathered on Capitol Hill, the CEO’s of the nation’s three large automobile manufacturers appear to have convinced Congressional leaders of their need for federal aid to stay afloat. Read More

Calls for huge spend on infrastructure projects

December 08, 2008 12:00 am

One day after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the economy shed 533,000 jobs in November, President-elect Obama called for a huge public works infrastructure program as the centerpiece of his economic recovery plan. Read More

Black Life is Collateral Damage of Recession

December 08, 2008 12:00 am

Despite suburbanization in the late 1960’s and 1970’s, the reverse migration to southern states, and recent gentrification, Black life in America is still pretty much nested in urban communities. These include central cities and old suburban communities ringing them. Read More

Black voters stay home; CBC loses vote

December 07, 2008 12:00 am

Embattled Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson lost his House seat to upstart Republican Anh Cao in the heavily Democratic Second Congressional District. Cao (pronounced “gow”) made history by becoming the first Vietnamese-American elected to Congress. Read More

Racial Disparities in Labor Market Persist

December 05, 2008 12:00 am

What was expected to be a bad unemployment report for November was indeed horrific. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its monthly Employment Situation Summary this morning and reported employment fell by 533,000 jobs last month Read More

Deep fall from days as industry giants

December 04, 2008 12:00 am

In the 1950’s and 1960’s in America the car was king and Americans were in love with their automobiles, and the companies that made them. Read More

Seek up to $136 billion for infrastructure

December 03, 2008 12:00 am

It was fitting that Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell brought his colleagues from the National Governor’s Association to the “City of Brotherly Love” for a bipartisan conversation with President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden to discuss the issues impacting states in the current economic downturn. Read More

For Blacks, It’s Old News

December 02, 2008 12:00 am

For Blacks in the United States, facing double-digit unemployment, long-term joblessness, particularly among young adults and Black men, and mortgage foreclosures, it’s been evident for some time that the nation was in a severe economic decline. Read More

Black America’s Public Health Crisis

December 01, 2008 12:00 am

December 1 is World AIDS Day; a day meant to draw attention to the global AIDS pandemic and bring pressure to bear upon public health officials to commit the necessary resources to combat the crisis. In the United States HIV/AIDS is exacting a particularly heavy toll upon Black Americans as the disease has reached epidemic status in the Black community. Read More

Remembering Rev. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

November 29, 2008 12:00 am

Long before there was a Congressional Black Caucus on Capitol Hill, there was Reverend Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., representing the 18th Congressional District covering the village of Harlem, New York and senior pastor of its renowned Abyssinian Baptist Church. Read More

Former rival to lead Foggy Bottom

November 23, 2008 12:00 am

The process of naming individuals to the Obama White House started slow but has quickly accelerated, with the Obama-Biden Transition team making several major announcements over the last week. Read More

Seeks to create 2.5m jobs by 2011

November 22, 2008 12:00 am

President-elect Barack Obama has called for the creation of a jobs program targeting transportation infrastructure, schools and clean energy projects as a means to put as many 2.5 million Americans to work. Read More

Holiday help for homeowners

November 21, 2008 12:00 am

With the holiday season imminent, two of the nation’s mortgage giants have announced initiatives designed to decrease the stress on homeowners facing foreclosure and provide a means by which they can restructure their mortgages to prevent the loss of their homes. Read More

Moderates must step up & be heard

November 18, 2008 12:00 am

With the presidential and Congressional elections now behind it, the Republican Party is facing a test on its future direction. Read More

Takes tough stand in fiscal emergency

November 13, 2008 12:00 am

Reflecting the nation’s dismal fiscal picture, New York Governor David A. Paterson announced on Wednesday a $5.2 billion, two year deficit reduction plan as the Empire State is facing a $1.5 billion shortfall in the current fiscal year. The State is also projecting a $12.5 billion deficit in the next fiscal year and a projected four year deficit of $47 billion. Read More

Former Phoenix Sun Wins Hometown Seat

November 12, 2008 12:00 am

Senator Barack Obama was not the only candidate making history on November 4. Voters in Sacramento, California made former Phoenix Suns star Kevin Johnson the city’s first Black mayor. Read More

Racial Disparities Persist

November 08, 2008 12:00 am

The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor released the October Employment Situation Summary and the numbers paint a frightening picture of the American economy. Read More

Obama & McCain campaign down to the wire

November 02, 2008 12:00 pm

After almost two years of steady campaigning, the two major party candidates best poised to capture the White House are making a final push for votes this weekend. Read More

Too little, too late?

October 30, 2008 12:00 pm

With the nation’s economy still floundering, the Federal Reserve moved to cut its overnight rate by half a percentage point to 1 percent, matching the lows reached in 2003 and 2004. Read More

Party Scaling Back as Gustav Hits Gulf Coast

September 01, 2008 12:00 am

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September 01, 2008 12:00 am

New Orleans Times Picayune Video footage of Hurricane Gustav. The video shows water lapping over the Watch Video

August 31, 2008 12:00 am

Residents evacuated the city of New Orleans under the order of Mayor Ray Nagin. Read More

1,000 Newark Residents at the Launch Celebration

August 29, 2008 12:35 pm

The streets of downtown Newark, New Jersey were packed last night as NSnewstv.com celebrated its lau Read More

45 Years after the March on Washington

August 28, 2008 12:00 am

Countless demonstrations are frequently held, ranging from small community protests against police b Read More

Companies work to deliver news to the Black Community

August 27, 2008 1:23 am

New Black public affairs portal teams with new Black search engine to develop unique news programmin Read More